3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: FEB 7, 2005 Re-rate, Leicester Crawl 2005 Better - still thin but keener malts and a decent dryness
Original rating 2.1 Cask at Royal Oak, Ockbrook. Bare aroma, dark brown body, solid white head, decent lacing, fairly watery/oily, burnished finish, not one to cross the road. Premium!?
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
cask at cloisters ... amber ...big sweet orange hop ... big big hop... little dry ... very fruit
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask Handpump at the Crescent, Salford 26/03/2004
Amber coloured bitter with some alcohol content. Sour fruits and slight bitteness in a finish which lasts.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask, Out of the Vaults Leicester Crawl Jan 2005. Chestnut, low off white head and gentle condition. Gentle toffee sweetness in the nose, balanced caramel and solid hoppiness in the mouth and a predominantly hop bitter finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Hand pulled at Out of the Vaults, Leicester (during RB Leicester crawl). Nice roasty Bitter, from a brewery which I’m increasingly impressed with. Hops on parade, with a rich, tasty finish and mouthfeel. Some nice freshness in the hops and dryness too. Actually very fresh and neatly heeled.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
A dark red beer with a rather autumnal feel to it. Dry malt dominates. There’s a touch of nuttiness in the flavour and maybe a hint of hop presence in the aroma, but not enough to get the juices flowing. Solid, but lacking in impact. Cask (handpump), Out of the vaults, Leicester.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask conditioned at Out of the Vaults, Leicester, (RB Crawl). Dark brown beer with soapy head. Dry malty beer with a little background fleshy fruit, but largely unimaginative. Cooked vegetable finish, very few high notes.
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